Directory of Community Biodiversity Projects

Recording rare flora in the Brecks.

To promote practical conservation through volunteers for the benefit of the public. To promote the vision of a “Living Landscape” as defined by The Wildlife Trusts and to complement the work of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust in the Bure Valley. To increase awareness of wildlife amongst the local community. To improve the health and well-being of local people. To develop the volunteers knowledge of the principles and practice of conservation. To conserve and encourage wildlife.

To protect, conserve and enhance Earlham Cemetery for wildlife and as a place of freedom, recreation and enjoyment for the long-term benefit of all sections of the local community and other visitors. 

Friends of Eaton Park exists to ‘help Eaton Park thrive’. The 80 acre site was built as a sports park but also takes in Bluebell Wood, extensive, wildlife-rich hedgerows, many stands of trees or smaller wooded areas which, having been planted in the mid-twentieth century, are now reaching maturity, and four meadows including a 1.5 acre meadow established in 2014 that already has an impressive range of wildflowers, grasses and invertebrates. The Friends champion the nature of the park, funding plants, tools, bird houses etc and undertaking conservation and gardening work to support biodiversity and carbon capture. They also organise walks and interpretation for children and adults to learn about park flora and fauna, and to raise awareness of our work to increasing biodiversity and carbon capture. They hope that their work will inspire the public to look at how they too can help with this vital work.  

To protect the Grey seals at Horsey.

A community wildflower/grassland area. Managed for the benefit of the local community and the wildlife of the Yare valley. Strawberry field has full public access.

 To link up and restore the fragments of fen habitat along the upper Little Ouse River for conservation and public access. (Upper Little Ouse valley on Norfolk/Suffolk border)

 Breckland

Conservation work in mid-Norfolk

Established in 1991 the Norwich Fringe Project is a local authority funded countryside management partnership, working with volunteers and local communities to look after the countryside around Norwich. We provide a full Countryside Management Service, looking after a range of habitats and sites including woodlands, meadows, marshes, heathlands and ponds. Our work is very diverse and ranges from: providing advice on the management of sites and habitats, producing management plans and work plans, managing contractors and carrying out practical countryside management work ourselves – supported by our dedicated team of volunteers. We provide opportunities for regular volunteering that includes training and learning through countryside management related activities. We also offer business volunteer work days, allowing organisations to give something back to their local community. See also https://norwichfringeproject.wordpress.com/blog/

Situated just east of Norwich, Wheatfen in Surlingham is one of the most significant and well-studied wetland nature reserves in Britain.
Spanning 52 hectares, Wheatfen consists of large swathes of open fen, reed beds, sallow carr and two small broads called Wheatfen and Deep Waters, interspersed with a network of pathways that are open to the public to explore. It is managed by the Ted Ellis Trust who employ a reserve warden supported by a host of dedicated volunteers who help to maintain the site.

Taverham & Drayton Litter Pickers bring together the local community and business community to simultaneously tackle social & environmental issues. Over 450 volunteers have come together over the years to clear 4.5 tonnes of rubbish across the 2 parishes. They have held over 70 sponsored litter picks and currently use the funds to purchase CCTV cameras for those experiencing post separation abuse.